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  • Seneca Chief, Army General: A Story About Ely Parker

    Elizabeth Van Steenwyk, Karen Ritz

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, May 1, 2000)
    A biography of the Seneca Indian who helped save his people's land, was elected a sachem, served in the Union Army, became a general, and was named commissioner of Indian affairs.
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  • I Speak for the Women: A Story About Lucy Stone

    Stephanie Sammartino McPherson, Brian Liedahl

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Nov. 1, 1992)
    Follows the life and career of one of the first American women to graduate from college, focusing on her controversial activities in support of women's rights and the abolition of slavery.
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  • Chocolate by Hershey: A Story About Milton S. Hershey

    Betty Burford, Loren Chantland

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Oct. 1, 1994)
    Recounts how Hershey struggled to establish himself in the candy business, and describes how he used his wealth to benefit others
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  • Walking the Road to Freedom: A Story About Sojourner Truth

    Jeri Ferris, Peter E. Hanson

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Jan. 1, 1988)
    Traces the life of the Black woman orator who spoke out against slavery throughout New England and the Midwest.
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  • Frontier Surgeons: A Story About the Mayo Brothers

    Emily Crofford, Karen Ritz

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Nov. 1, 1989)
    A biography of the two doctor brothers whose Minnesota clinic became world-famous
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  • Maker of Machines: A Story About Eli Whitney

    Barbara Mitchell, Jan Naimo Jones

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Feb. 1, 2004)
    Presents a biography of the inventor who created the cotton gin as well as a machine that could mass-produce muskets.
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  • Say It With Music: A Story About Irving Berlin

    Thomas Streissguth, Jennifer Hagerman

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Feb. 1, 1994)
    Describes the life of the famous composer of popular musicals and songs, including "God Bless America"
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  • Demanding Justice: A Story About Mary Ann Shadd Cary

    Jeri Ferris, Kimanne Smith

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Describes the life of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, nineteenth-century educator, writer, newspaper editor, and civil rights worker who was the first African-American woman to enter law school or to publish a newspaper.
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  • The Back of Beyond: A Story About Lewis and Clark

    Andy Russell Bowen, Ralph L. Ramstad

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, March 1, 1997)
    An account of the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition which took the explorers from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean
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  • Eye on the Wild: A Story About Ansel Adams

    Julie Dunlap, Kerry Maguire

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, July 1, 1995)
    Recounts the life and career of nature photographer Ansel Adams, whose work for the Sierra Club helped to increase public interest in wilderness preservation
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  • I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight: A Story about John Paul Jones

    Elaine Marie Alphin, Arthur B. Alphin, Paul Casale

    Paperback (LernerClassroom, Jan. 1, 2004)
    The Father of the U.S. Navy, John Paul Jones spent most of his lifetime trying to prove his ideas about naval tactics and training. Born in Scotland, he chose a life of adventure as a sea captain. He commanded cargo ships before settling in America and becoming an officer in the newly formed Continental Navy. Through persistence, training, and sheer nerve, Jones fought against the formidable British Navy and helped America win its freedom.
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  • I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight: A Story About John Paul Jones

    Elaine Marie Alphin, Arthur B. Alphin, Paul Casale

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Feb. 1, 2004)
    Describes the life of John Paul Jones, who served in America's navy during the Revolutionary War and is remembered for saying, "I have not yet begun to fight."
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